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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 287 to 437.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Monsieur Crevel give to the modern parable of Monsieur Hulot and his family?
(a) The Friend at Night.
(b) The Bad Samaritan.
(c) The Prodigal Father.
(d) The Rich Fool.

2. What "medicine" does Marshal Hulot prescribe for Hector after his disgrace and resignation?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) A pair of pistols.
(d) A passage to America.

3. In what art is Adeline unpracticed, as is evidenced by her inadequate preparation for her second meeting with Monsieur Crevel?
(a) Conversation.
(b) Seduction.
(c) Music.
(d) Rhetoric.

4. What is Monsieur Crevel doing while waiting for the Baroness to enter the sitting room?
(a) Talking to himself.
(b) Looking at himself in a mirror.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Reading a newspaper.

5. Who is the third man to whom Valerie Marneffe tells he is going to be the father of her child?
(a) Vignon.
(b) Crevel.
(c) Montejanos.
(d) Stidman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Madame Nourisson use to tempt the Baron Montes de Montejanos?

2. What position does the Prince of Wissembourg procure for Adeline?

3. What is the nationality of Lisbeth's romantic interest?

4. What significant change to his appearance does Valerie induce Baron Hulot to make?

5. Who considers herself to be the family confessional?

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